2. Why is Dr. Lynn satisfied with the type of thread she used for Delia's sutures?
(a) They would dissolve on their own.
(b) They make a clean, neat stitch.
(c) They were easy to use.
(d) They are easy to remove.

3. Why does Dr. Lynn prescribe more whiskey for Ita?
(a) It is the most effective treatment for grippe patients.
(b) It is the cheapest treatment for grippe patients.
(c) It seems to be the safest thing for grippe patients.
(d) It seems to increase their symptoms.

4. What do the Irish think about family planning measures?
(a) It is unmentionable and illegal.
(b) It is good after one already has five or more children.
(c) They use them regularly.
(d) They are an appropriate option if one wanted a small family.

5. What is a symptom of delirium mentioned by Julia?
(a) Low fever.
(b) Hallucinations of odor.
(c) No pain.
(d) Peaceful rest.

6. With whom does Julia live?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Her mother.

7. What sensation does Julia mention is turned off in her, while she was at work?
(a) Tiredness.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Smell.

8. Why does Julia end up delivering Delia’s baby?
(a) Dr. MacAuliffe is in surgery.
(b) Dr. MacAuliffe is too nervous.
(c) No doctor replaces Dr. MacAuliffe.
(d) Julia demands she deliver the baby.

9. Why does the thermometer break when Bridie puts it in boiling water?
(a) Boiling water makes the mercury expand too much and crack the bulb.
(b) The thermometer is left in the water for too long.
(c) There is too much mercury in the thermometer.
(d) The thermometer is faulty.

10. Why is it important for a birthing mother to lay on her left side, rather than her right?
(a) There is no valid reason for this positioning.
(b) It is more comfortable.
(c) Lying on her right can cause the baby to put pressure on her inferior vena cava.
(d) It helps flip the baby.

11. Although her temperature is down a degree, what does Dr. Lynn report about Ita?
(a) She was more delirious.
(b) Her coloring is worse.
(c) Her pulse and respirations were higher.
(d) Her leg is more swollen.

12. Those with a serious case of this flu are lacking what feeling?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Sense of smell.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Sense of sight.

13. From what symptoms does Ita suffer, when the reader first meets her?
(a) She is coughing and sneezing.
(b) She is feverish and in labor.
(c) She is delirious and feverish.
(d) She is delirious and violent.

14. What are the five characteristics of many illnesses, as described by Julia?
(a) Exposure, inoculation, interference, physical therapy, and convalescence.
(b) Exposure, incubation, invasion, defervescence, and convalescence.
(c) Inoculation, exposure, incubation, invasion, and convalescence.
(d) Exposure, incubation, invasion, medication, and convalescence.

15. What training does the narrator have?
(a) She is a doctor.
(b) She has no training.
(c) She is a nurse midwife.
(d) She is a dentist.